Aging Matters
Last week, a Danish study was published that tracked 65,000 people over a median of 7 years. The bottom line was that telomere length robustly predicts longevity, even after factoring out the effect of age, smoking, exercise, blood cholesterol, BMI, and alcohol consumption. This adds immensely to our knowledge of telomere length and its predictive … Read more
I am one of a growing minority of life extension scientists who believe that telomerase may be our most promising, near-term path to a major boost in the human life span. Notably, almost all the scientists who specialize in telomere biology have come to this opinion (e.g., Andrews, Blasco, de Pinho, Fossel, Harley, West, Wright). … Read more
Supplementing with magnesium should be the easiest decision to make, because there are substantial potential benefits and no downside. Magnesium is a chemical element, a mineral, common enough that the cost is negligible. The kidneys easily excrete any excess above what you need, so toxicity is not an issue*. Magnesium is essential for life, with … Read more